The Secret of Monte-Cristo
1948, French. Directed by Albert Valentin.
One of Alexandre Dumas's most popular adventure novels is "The Count of Monte-Cristo". What is little known is that the famous writer made up neither its plot nor its characters. Dumas actually heard the true story of a man named François Picault during a stay at a private mansion and only adapted it into the novel everybody knows . Picault (who in the book would become Edmond Dantès) was about to marry the beautiful Marguerite (Mercédès in the novel) when he was denounced by three jealous friends who falsely accused him of being a spy for England. Picault was placed under a form of house arrest. In his prison, he made friends with an Italian abbot. When the man died, he left his fortune to Picault whom he had begun to treat as a son. On his release, Picault, who had become wealthy, was able to pursue his ruthless revenge on the three men who were responsible for his misfortune.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Albert ValentinDirector
- Pierre BrasseurFrançois Picault
- Georges VitrayGervais Chambard
- Pierre LarqueyJacob Muller
- Marcelle DerrienIsabelle
- Madeleine LebeauMarguerite Vigouroux
- Edmond ArdissonGuilhem Savori
- Jean BrunelCast
- Robert DalbanMathieu Loupian
- Dominique DavrayCast
- Marcel DelaîtreFather Farina
- Liliane GuyotThe marquise
- Charles LemontierAntoine Hallu
Details
- Released
- 17 September 1948
- Original title
- Le Secret de Monte-Cristo
- Written by
- Léon Treich, Denis Marion
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The Secret of Monte-Cristo runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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The Secret of Monte-Cristo isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 September 1948. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Secret of Monte-Cristo?
The Secret of Monte-Cristo (1948) was directed by Albert Valentin and stars Pierre Brasseur, Georges Vitray, Pierre Larquey.